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IntroductionThe 2010 United Nations (UN) publication, “Corporate Governance in the Wake of the Financial Crisis” broadly describes business sustainability as “Conducting operations in a manner that meets existing needs, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs and has regard to the impacts that the business operations have on the life of the community in which it operates and includes environmental, social, and governance issues”
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IntroductionSustainability is a dynamic term that can be applied to various purposes and in a variety of settings. The modern use of the term sustainability was first developed in 1987 by the World Commision on Environment and Development (WCED)- also known as the Brundtland Commission – in a UN-sponsored study entitled Our Common Future.
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IntroductionA program or an activity is considered sustainable if it meets all of the following criteria :•Creates economic value.•Increases public wealth with proper mechanisms for its distribution.•Socially justified.•Environmentally sound.•Ethically conducted.•Conforms to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
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THE CASE FOR SUSTAINABILITY
The 2007-2009 global financial crisis was caused by many factors, including inadequate risk assessment and management, ineffective corporate governance, and a strong focus on achieving short-term performance. Sustainable practices correct each of these failures and lead to long-term growth.
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Southwest’s “One Report”The first step to sustainability is transparency. Southwest Airlines One Report which was initiated in 2009 to integrate the management report on financial statements with environmental disclosures and information on other aspects of operational sustainability.
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Southwest’s “One Report”This integrated report focuses on meeting expectations regarding shareholders, customers, employees, and the environment by disclosing financial and nonfinancial key performance indicators (KPIs) on all aspects of sustainability. The 2010 “One Report” contains forward-looking information, disclosing the company’s estimates, expectations, beliefs, intentions, and strategies for future, though this cannot guarantee future performance.
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CURRENT STATUS OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
• The study revealed six key trends:• Sustainability reporting is growing, but the tools
are still developing.• The CFO’s role is increasing.• Employees emerged as a key stakeholder group
for programs and reporting.
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CURRENT STATUS OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY• Despite regulatory uncertainty, greenhouse gas
reporting remains strong along wiyh growing interest in water.
• Awareness is rising on the scarcity of business resources.
• Sustainability performance rankings and ratings matter to company executives.
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DRIVERS OF SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES AND PRACTICES
The Kyoto Protocol of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was a commitment by nation to reduce their Greenhouse Gas emmisions to address global warming. The Protocol was adopted on Desember 11,1997, in Kyoto, Japan, and went into effect on February 16,2005.
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DRIVERS OF SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES AND PRACTICES
The UNFCCC is an international environmental treaty with the specific objective of “stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level to prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.”
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PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY
The three overriding principles of business sustainability are:
1. Value creationThe value creation principles suggests corporations should create the maximum number of products and services with the least utilization of scarce resources, while maintaining the highest quality and efficiency to yield the utmost customer satisfaction.
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PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY
2. Accountability assuranceAn accountability assurance principles means conducting business in an ethical and socially responsible manner.
3. Performance enhancement.The performance enhancement rinciple indicates achievement of sustainable EGSEE performance by enhancing corporations positive impacts and minimizing negative effect on society and environment.
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BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY AND CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK
The business sustainability and accountability framework for an organization consists on performance in five overriding dimensions: economic, governance, social, ethical, and environmental (EGSEE). The sustainability framework is consistent with “Sustainability Framework” of the International federation of Accountants (IFAC), which addresses four perspectives:
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BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY AND CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK
1. The business strategy perspective by focusing on the achievement of long term strategic decisions, objectives, goals, and performance;
2. The internal management perspectives of directing and integrating management activities to ensure sustainability performance;
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BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY AND CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK
3. The investors’ perspective of effective communications with shareholders regarding sustainability performance’ and
4. The stakeholders’ perspective of presenting both financial and non financial sustainability KPIs as well as providing assurance on disclosed information.
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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORSKey performance indicators are measures that are critical to the success of the organization and assessment of its performance. KPIs should be used in conjunction with related contexts of narrative information. KPIs should meet the following six criteria:
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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS1. Be prepared for each component of sustainability
performance.2. Consist of both financial and nonfinancial performance
metrics.3. Be prepared based on best practices shared by many
stakeholders and procedures.4. Be conceptualized and supported by narrative description.5. Measurable in terms of volume and monetary value.6. Implemented consistently and effectively beyond a check-
the-box mentality.
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EMERGING ISSUES IN SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING
Reporting business sustainability has gained significant attention and acceptance throughout the world in recent years due to support and promotion from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). The emerging issues in sustainability reporting, according to GRI, are the three I’s:
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EMERGING ISSUES IN SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING
1. Integration, means the adoption of a single set of globally accepted sustainability reports presenting all dimensions of sustainability performance. Integration consists of the three following parts: Integrated reporting and XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Languange), global standards with teeth, and better integration of digital technology and social media.
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EMERGING ISSUES IN SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING
2. Implementation, sustainability lawas, rules, regulations, and best practices are envolving and their effective implementation plays an important role in the future of reporting.
3. Integrity, the future success of sustainability reporting is determined by integrity of the process of preparing transparent and realible reports. The integrity of the reporting process and the transparency of the reports themselves can significantly influence stakeholder confidance and public trust in EGSEE sustainability performance reports.
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Emerging trends in business sustainability include:
1. Supply chain sustainability management.2. Sustainability board strategies.3. Employee involvement.4. Technological development.5. Sustainability regulations and standards.6. Investors interest in and demand for
sustainability information.
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PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABILITY DEVELOPMENT, PERFORMANCE,
AND DISCLOSURESFollowing are some suggestion for promoting business
sustainability and accountability reporting:1. Investigate output and insight from institutional
investors and financial analysts on all aspects of sustainability performance and how it is integrated into their investment decisions.
2. Integrated all dimensions of sustainability initiative into corporate reporting.
3. Encourage research in business sustainability and corporate reporting.
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